YOU ARE WATCHING NEWS 8 NOW, I'M MEGHAN TORJUSSEN. AND I'M KATIE THOMPSON. WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW DEVELOPING NEWS OUT OF LEWISTON THIS MORNING... LEWISTON'S FIRE CHIEF SAYS EVERYONE HAS ESCAPED A THREE- ALARM APARTMENT BUILDING FIRE ON OXFORD STREET. FIREFIGHTERS WERE FIRST CALLED TO THE BUILDING AT ABOUT 3-30 THIS MORNING. CREWS WERE CALLED FROM AROUND THE GREATER LEWISTON- AUBURN AREA TO ASSIST... ESPECIALLY WITH IT BEING SUCH A COLD MORNING. "...most important." THE RED CROSS IS ON THE SCENE ASSISTING THOSE AFFECTED BY THE FIRE. THERE'S NO WORD YET ON A CAUSE. A MAN IS DEAD AND A STATE POLICE TROOPER ON LEAVE AFTER A STANDOFF TURNS DEADLY IN HOLLIS CENTER. STATE POLICE SAY A MEMBER OF ITS TACTICAL TEAM SHOT AND KILLED 61-YEAR- OLD JOHN KNUDSEN YESTERDAY AFTER A TWO-HOUR LONG STAND-OFF AT KNUDSEN'S HOME ON ROUTE 35, OUTSIDE THIRTY THREE LITTLE FALLS ROAD. IT WAS KNUDSEN'S WIFE WHO CALLED POLICE TO THE SCENE. SHE ESCAPED BEFORE THE GUNFIRE. NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT. THE TROOPER WHO FIRED THE FATAL SHOT IS A NINE-YEAR VETERAN OF THE STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE'S NOW ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE INVESTIGATION, WHICH IS STANDARD PROCEDURE. THIS AFTERNOON SOME LOCAL KIDS WILL GET THE CHANCE TO DO SOME HOLIDAY SHOPPING FOR THEIR FAMILIES. AND WITH A MEMBER OF THE PORTLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT NO LESS. IT'S PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S FIFTH ANNUAL "SHOP WITH A COP". KIDS ARE CHOSEN BASED ON ESSAYS THEY WROTE EXPLAINING WHY THEY WANTED TO TAKE PART. THE KIDS ARE PICKED UP AFTER SCHOOL IN A POLICE CRUISER TO GO SHOPPING AND THEN ENJOY A PIZZA PARTY AFTERWARDS AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS. THANK YOU FOR TUNING INTO THIS NEWS 8 NOW UPDATE I'M KATIE THOMPSON. AND I'M MEGHAN TORJUSSEN. MAKE SURE TO CHECK BACK AT WMTW DOT COM AND OUR MOBILE APP FOR THE TOP STORIES AND